Stanwood C. Griffith

Published: Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013 1:15 a.m. CST

ASHTON – Stanwood C. Griffith, 87, of Ashton, went to be with his maker on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, at his home.

Stan was born April 5, 1926, in Shabbona, to Stanwood J. and Betty (Wingert) Griffith. He married Frances Spangler in 1949. He served in the Army Air Force as part of the 79th Fighter Group in Europe in World War II. He played bassoon in the University of Illinois Concert Band, and for nearly 10 years in the Rockford Symphony.